OPINION
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The vision for James Madison Park
The City of Madison parks division responds to a guest column (“From park to parking lot”) that ran in Isthmus on Dec. 11 regarding the city’s plans for James Madison Park. more
Joe Newton
Slight Christmas
TFW your porn Tumblr is outed at your family Xmas celebration. Plus, why porny Tumblr is actually good, this week in Savage Love. more
Dec 13, 2018
Off the Square: Work ethic
Making sure Wisconsin stays "Open for Business," GOP lawmakers pass bill to allow businesses to get grants from the state without showing relevant data. more
Dec 13, 2018
Restoring balance
The conservative majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court got smaller in 2018 when Rebecca Dallet was elected. Now liberals have a chance of winning the next two elections to gain a majority. more
Dec 13, 2018
Dawn O’Kroley
From park to parking lot
James Madison Park is known for its large stretches of grassy field along the shores of Lake Mendota. But a proposed plan for the park introduces more parking and other changes. more
Dec 11, 2018
The small Republicans
Robin Vos and Scott Fitzgerald aren’t just limiting the power of the offices of the governor and attorney general. They’re undermining the basis of our system: that rules should apply equally regardless of who is in office. more
Dec 11, 2018
Tell All: Too old and ugly for sex
I’m on the market for the first time in 30 years. But I feel old and ugly. Should I give up? more
Dec 10, 2018
5:00 AM
Off the Square: L'etat, c'est moi
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald must think they are royalty with their most recent power grab. more
Dec 6, 2018
2:30 PM
Mayor Soglin clarifies flooding approach
Hizzoner argues his approach to Madison’s flood threat covers the “complexity” of the causes and solutions to flooding; a Catholic remains faithful through “poor leadership” of Bishop Morlino, who recently died. more
Dec 6, 2018
10:00 AM
Joe Newton
Cringe and purge
If you have an intense “cringey” sensation when you come, you may have a medical problem. And if your wife doesn’t want to know if you’re playing around, don’t ask her again before you go on a business trip to Hamburg. more
Dec 6, 2018
4:50 AM
Free speech and tolerance
To continue to exist, free speech needs to come with a big dose of tolerance. more
Dec 4, 2018
5:00 AM
Tell All: Plastic surgery nightmare
Things were getting serious with my girlfriend. Then, when I was out of town, she had plastic surgery. I’m starting to rethink our future. more
Dec 3, 2018
5:00 AM
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Out of the furnace
UW-Madison created the country’s first art glass lab in 1961. Inside where the furnace burns a fiery 2,250-degrees Fahrenheit, “assume any metal surface could be hot.” more
From park to parking lot
James Madison Park is known for its large stretches of grassy field along the shores of Lake Mendota. But a proposed plan for the park introduces more parking and other changes. more
The trip to bountiful
There were a lot of New England IPAs this year, and many of them were good, even great. But our Robin Shepard doesn’t stop there. Here are all his favorite beers of 2018. more
Would you believe this one?
There’s a certain degree of hypocrisy inherent in politics. But with their statements on the lame-duck legislation, Wisconsin Republicans are saying the quiet part out loud. more
Man with a plan
UW-Madison’s WARF was founded in 1925 to help bring ground breaking research to the market. But it’s fallen behind the times and desperately needs to change. Erik Iverson has a plan. more
